Yes, some folk love it. And you don’t have to wish to be a nun or a hermit either. 🙂 I certainly enjoy my times of solitude, but I also like spending time with (some) other people. Not being known is one of the drawbacks of a complete life of solitude of course, and feedback from others can be helpful at times.

I love my time going on adventures while in my solitude but the need for connections are strong also. It is a tug in both directions, preferring one to the other. Interaction is sometimes a way to revitalization but reflection during moments of solitude also teaches us what we need and want to know and what we want to be and become.

Now. LONELINESS is a viewpoint most find difficult. Some get use to it. Others seek to escape it. I go with ALONENESS but not the above. They may meet at times but it is far better to be ALONE than LONELY. But even it has meaning and the ability to teach us much.

I agree. I think my poem is about overcoming one’s fears of connection/intimacy. IT doesn’t say that being fearful is wrong. It simply points out the consequences and hints at the underlying double blnd.